- Brand: Cuisinart
- Capacity: 6 Quarts
- Material: Stainless steel
- Closure Type: Outer Lid, Inner Lid
- Color: Brushed Stainless
- Finish Type: Black
- Wattage: 1000.00
- Product Dimensions: 12.2″D x 12.2″W x 13.2″H
- Item Weight: 12.57 Pounds
- Control Method: Touch
- 6-quart electric pressure cooker reduces cooking times by 70 percent
- BPA free.Push-button controls; easy-to-read digital display; precision thermostat
- Settings for pressure cooking, browning, simmering, sauteing, and warming
- Timer; cool-touch handles; nonstick dishwasher-safe cooking pot and trivet
- Measures 12-1/5 by 12-1/5 by 13-1/5 inches; 3-year limited warranty
















remyjsedlmayr –
What a pleasure. My wife and I have been using this almost every day since we have purchased it. Every thing goes in it that we seem to cook. If it is bratwurst, we first pressure cook them and then grill them. They fall apart. Same with the Italian sausage. In goes the pasta. In goes potatoes for making mashed potatoes. We will cook roasts in it, then transfer it to the triple slow cooker we also purchased and then do the next course, put it in the slow cooker/warmer/, do potatoes, put it in also. Then when we are ready to eat, dinner is ready and our household will serve themselves when they are ready. Want delicious ribs? Want pulled pork, pulled beef. Then buy this product. We went through just about every recipe in the user manual they sent us, and they are great. We even use the pressure cooker to make taco meat. It turns out great. You do the prep, put it in, and walk away and do whatever you want, because after the pressure cooking, it switches to warm and stays that way.The unit is simple to use, has high and low pressure settings, along with brown, saute, simmer, and warm. You set the menu, and the time, and it does the rest. Made many soups with this, meat chilies, etc. Ham soup? Out of this world. Pea soup. To die for. Want mashed potatoes? Three minutes on low pressure cooking, and then drain and mash. Whenever we have a holiday dinner, the leftovers from the main course (ham, turkey, chicken) goes into this pressure cooker along with the vegetables, and the next day we have out of this world soup.We even will put our pork chops in it, pressure cook them, then grill them, and they fall apart with your fork. People think I am a great cook because of this thing.It is durable and dependable. Easy washed. Takes up very little counter space.The only annoyance is that sometimes the pressure seal does not take hold like it should, so we have to tap the unit near the pressure ball to get it to seal. You know this when pressure builds up and you can hear it whistle. Does not happen all that often, but it does happen. No big thing.It is very easy to clean, from the nonstick pan to the seals to the lid. Takes less than a couple of minutes for everything.My wife loves this device. We only did sporadic pressure cooking before, but now at least 70% or more of our meals are pressured cooked in some way or another. Pressure cook in the morning, put in a slow cooker, and your dinner is done. 4th of July is going to be a blast. I am going to prepare ribs, pork chops, beans, pulled pork, brats, etc in the morning, put into my slow cookers, and then have a great party and watch the fireworks with the rest of the block. Serve yourself. Have a brewsky, and let the pressure cooker do most of the work. I only wish I had two more of them, which I will do in the future. That way I can prepare one food, put it in, and while it is being prepared, fix the next, and then the next.We threw out the aluminum pressure cooker that is not electric and was terrible to clean up and maintain. This one is a breeze.Oh, the meals it prepares is enough for 6 grown adults, but not any more. I do wish they made this in a 15 or 20 quart. I love to make big batches and then freeze them for the future. For instance, the green chili (chili verde with pork) I make in gallons size and then freeze smaller portions so that we can have it for the next 2-3 months. Yes, all of my pork for the green chili is done in this pressure cooker.
Freelance –
I have had this for over a month and the bottom line is that I really like this pressure cooker. There are a couple of issues that I’ll address as well. The rust spot and the smelly gasket.*** Cooking: If you have experienced only stove top pressure cookers (we have 2 and they are huge)you can use this one without any issues. The only problem is the knee jerk reaction at first to keep checking it because that’s what you do with the stove top one. This pressure cooker is a “set it and forget it” machine.Loose meat sandwiches for dinner last night from a tough London Broil cut? – Fantastic!Soup? – Easy, fast and tasty – not mushy.Stews? Curries? Pulled pork? – Done them all. Fast, easy and tasty. Beef stew was 20 minutes after reaching pressure and home made mashed potatoes was a breeze to make. The potatoes did not disintegrate and the consistency and texture was perfect.I don’t use the browning feature because I have larger cooking surface with the stove pans and can do larger batches that way.*** Instruction booklet: The only good thing here are the cooking charts, the recipes are okay as a general idea, but if you are a good cook, you will quickly adapt everything to suit your style of cooking and flavors you like, including the times based on the cut of meats and vegetables without thinking much about it.The three items below is what got this review 4 stars instead of 5.*** Cleaning: The interior pot is a breeze to clean. The lid I have problems with because the inner plate seems capable of bending out of shape if not handled carefully – it is thin aluminum – I noticed that rust stain is forming where the screw is located.*** Gasket retains the odors of the previous meal even though I have washed it with baking soda and Dawn. Even airing it out for several hours, does not help the matter.I have contacted Cuisinart requesting a replacement for the insert plate and will update on how they respond.*** The Pressure Dot – It is a barely visible indent next to the pressure label and I think it should have been clearly visible in bright red or Neon green – anything – to help those who are visually challenged. Hopefully Cuisinart is reading these reviews and will take note on their next model release?Today I purchased another one as a Christmas gift and hope they won’t have the problem with the rust issue or smelly gasket. I will warn them about this and if the problem is still there, I expect they’ll return to Amazon and get a different one.Update: Their customer service sent me replacement parts at no cost to me, so I am pleased with Cuisinart’s service. The lady said I should soak the gasket in baking soda, but it does not work. The silicon continues to retain whatever fragrance the previous meal had.In spite of these minor issues, I have used this thing to death. It is one of my favorite kitchen tools.11/29/2012 – I have been using this pressure cooker several times a week since purchasing it. I have treated myself to the stainless steel inner pot to replace the non-stick pot.I did something really stupid: While I took care to use only silicone or nylon utensils, I got into the habit of storing the cord and pressure knob inside the cooker when storing. There are some fine scratches on the inner pot and I know it was from the metal parts bouncing around. I have no intention of changing my habit, since I won’t lose the parts this way. Replacing the inner pot was a no brainer to continue storing things this way and not having to worry about non-stick coating issues.I have changed my rating to 5 stars because this cooker has met every challenge that was thrown at it since I bought it and it is still going strong.